Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-09-25
0uR HREmEM.
The 0xwmmlxnsism and Per
ss1nel q the Depart-
mens.

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e = . b found bess. Tba dspsrt-
msnE wasesnsninsa anxnf ~ orainanas
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e April. 1ssA Ths oraiianes pro-
Nod for tie admis1l1n ef I've oom-
rsnlas Vi Rarins convaniss Nos. l. 2.
/ 3 ed 4. and Heck snd Ladder Con-
pany Ne. ]. Ths department. i gov
sEnsd b. = Beard Of DsleRatss eom
possd Of three members fsom each
eompany. and thsss bold o1ics foF one
ysas. and ever all q the Chief Of the
FIRE DepaFtmeaf. Ths eisetion for
this cfaoeT sakes plsss on The nrss Mod
day in May. and on that date In 1854
Gardner KsiIoRR sas slestsd Chief. IN
OfHss be has hsId ever since, exssps foE
9 few months. Every ofaser Of TIE Do
pastmsut % Of the e0npaniss assumes
The duties be ID elected to perform On
The lsi Of Jena feil0eina The slsetian.
/ The ofinsra Of The dspsrtnani sonsisf
az ano Onief and EEse and seocnd s.
sisfsnf ehisf and one Chtef Engineer.
1hs Chisf appoints hia oun assistants
and has exclusive control of the work
ing force, engines and appaEatas. and
fun charge % times Of IRE. IL 10 his
duty 20 see that the ordinances PASSED
By the Ooaneil psstsfnina 10 hFss and
tneiF GnnDSaanion ere enforced.
Tue Chief Eogineer employa the Cub
ordinate enRinsers. and sees that the
sneises are kspt IN proper condition
and repair.
ms Board Of Dsleensss meets Guar
terry. and makes the iaws and reeaia-
tons for the depaEtmenk. Since the or
RauiRAtion Of the depAEtmeut two neW
companies. hyack Hose Go. No 1, and
IDslaae Hose %. No. 2, have been id
mitted, making the department. consist
Of seven companies, o. follows: Two
steam enginee, one hand engine, one
hook aud ladder company, and thrss
hose ecDpanies.
wkTEa SUPPLY.
i Ga the 9Th Of Juns, 1854, or immsdi
ately after the orRanixsiion. q eonsrac
, vas entered into With the Spring Hill
WaesF Company 20 snpply wafer for HFs
purposes 81 Z 50 ser meath for each
. hydFAnt. AZ that ,tine twenty plug
weFe contracted for. bat since tkel
tWeuty-6ve more have been added
msktnR . total Of fosty-aVs plugs Dis
tFibuisd thFoagh The cify. The city ha
: no9 $500 feet Of hose IN asod woEkiri
|, order. A new, impeoved tuFutabls boo
! and ladder trnok eostinQ 5000 Is no,
being constructed for Beaitle, and VII
4 shortly be delivered.
nl The present 0fIlaers Of the depart
a mant are - follows: Chief, Gard
ner kelloRR. Firsi Assistant Chief, /
r. Ferry, Second Assistant CHE
y James Warren, Chief EnQineers Wa
4. Oampbell President Board Of Dele
rates. John kinneaF, Secretary, SsevaI
= Snyder. Engine Company No. l. Rot
% ert OalliRAn. President, Jas. McInfyR,
d Foreman, Jas. q. QailteF, First Aseis
/. tant Foreman, Geo. Masei, second AZ
v sisaant Foreman. w. A. Perry, Eng
nesT. Engine Company No. IN. y
o Rssin, President, e. O. Green, Fors
4. man, O. @. Mechanism, FIRST Aaail
tant, Frank Fnller, eeeopd Asaissan
- Albert Gutter, Engineer. EoRine Con
T. panS No. e-JaG. franklin, PFesiden
a A. r. 5nythe, Foreman. Leroy Wil
: lismsoo, First Assistant, A. e. House,
= second Assistant. Z. CINE Compsn
u No. An. @ LattimeR, President, q. 6
70 feaohman, Foreman. Luke Hall, Fin
. Assistant. J. Alien, Second Assistsn
: Hyack Hose Company. G. GEassl
J. President, Josiah Collins, Foreman. A
n ]. Fisken. First Assistant, +. A. Bel
A second Assistant. Deluge Hose Oun
: pany No. TO. Hanford. Presidents. ]
' 4. Brown, Foreman, J. W. Busby, Fir
J. Assistant, ]. Mcknight, Second ASST
a tant. Hook and Lsdder No. III.
Haipes, President, Jas. AaFphy, Fort
y mao, Jas. Oampbell. First Assistant
y Jas. Nunans Second Assistant.
nnEusERATIoN.
TIE department. d Q vsIuntesF on
and none % the officers OF men are PAL
With the exception Of the Chief and tb
\ engineers of Nce. and 2, Who receiv
stated salaries. TIE companies have n
revenue from any source WhateveR an,
the members have provided themselvs
Utth badges and uniforms at theiF on
: expense. Tue department. 90 . Whols
h0weveF, has from time to time reoeive
money testimonials from persona who's
: property Gas on Ore and largely save
. through the prompt action Of the men
. The city has recently purchased SOM
4 lois for q new engine house at 9 cost o
; 5000.
4 The Seattle fire brigade carries th
: broom for l0na distance work. At tn
1 Fred Sanders hfe q short time az
{ they ran ten blocks 20 the hydEaat an,
! Then laid en- 1900 feet OF hese. Al 90,
! time the water reached the boildinc 10
Z thing had been removed from To
Z house. NotWithstandInR this, the fur
= ntturs was removed without dama0
: from hre or water end the house va
saved intact, 70 ell appearances, with to,
| exception Of q portion Of the roof
( which vas burned OF. Ga several 90
! easions four streams Of water hsvI
! been playing on the Gre inside Of tire
: mtnuto8 from sounding the alarm
! when 10 occurred within the frs limits
, ana ~ many 90 thirtesn streams hAyV
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TERRITORIAL ASSOCIATES.
During TIE past sanmeR Ssattle's Fir
Department has received Visiting Gre
, men from spokane Falls and Vancoa
yer, W. 7. On the 9Th Of July ban
qnst uaa given BY the home department
20 those teams from the above names
places and . meet happy time "a
. apent. Toe utmost good feeling per.
. vades the departments throughout Cd,
, Territory, and steps are being taken 3,
form o Territorial FIFemsn's AssOcia
, tio0. This cannot fail 10 be Of value I.
each Of the cities having ere depart
I menta.
TIE City Ooancil has esnesousl,
mads an appropriation 10 defray III
expense OF senaip9 . hose team 10 eom-
|, pete a. the SPOKANE fslis freDeni
1 Toarpament, % Be held between 90
: 18th and i5sh Of OstooaR. a team be
|. bee1 eeieofed and the fsst ran "a
mAds On FRIDAY night, vuen the boy
, mAds exsasdinNiy fast time. They en-
, pset 70 Gene out ca TIE Top on tha
occasion
This they deserve ts do, for Il 1
doubtful u any other city m the Unites
/, States Of double the size Of Seattle ear
: boast o. - good Gre prOtsOtsOn - Seat